Dr. James Casteel

Biography

James Casteel is an Associate Professor specializing in Modern Contemporary European History at Carleton University. He holds a Ph.D. in modern European history from Rutgers University, as well as an M.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Tulane University. His teaching roles span various courses within European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, with research interests in transnational relations between Germany and Russia from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Casteel has spent significant time in Germany for his research and has held fellowships with prestigious organizations, including the Fulbright Program and the German Academic Exchange Service. His current research focuses on the memory regimes of post-Soviet migrants in Germany, particularly Jews and ethnic Germans from the former Soviet Union. He has published extensively, with notable works addressing themes of diaspora, memory, and identity within European history. Casteel is actively involved in graduate supervision and program direction within his department.

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